Four String Banjo · Chicago (DGBE)

A+(add4)A Augmented Added 4th

F♯Root
A♯tone
Btone
Dtone

Formula 6 · ♭2 · 2 · 4  ·  Notes F♯ · A♯ · B · D

How to play it

A+(add4) fingering positions

Chicago (DGBE), low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

A Augmented Added 4th guitar chord — 6th position (7 7 6 9) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE)
A Augmented Added 4th guitar chord — 18th position (19 19 18 21) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE)
Read it as tab

A+(add4) guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

A Augmented Added 4th guitar tab — 6th position (7 7 6 9) in Chicago (DGBE)
A Augmented Added 4th guitar tab — 18th position (19 19 18 21) in Chicago (DGBE)
Sound

How A+(add4) sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
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Character

Moods & genres

Moods
crampedtense
Genres
experimental
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A♯ · B · D
Formula (scale degrees)6 · ♭2 · 2 · 4
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